Australian Open: Rafael Nadal reigns supreme to demolish Stefanos Tsitsipas

This was the ninth largest gap in the Grand Slam semi-final match in the Open era and Nadal was the dominant figure from start to finish, sailing through his service games and mounting the pressure on the other side of the net that proved to be too much to handle for Stefanos. With his newRead moreRead more

Laver Cup owned by Roger Federer is a unique event, says former player

In an interview to Lo Sandes, the former tennis player praised the . The team competition event was held in Prague and Chicago in the previous years and in 2019 it will comeback to Europe in Geneva, Switzerland. Clerc suggested all the tennis fans to go there. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal allRead moreRead more

WTA Rankings: Naomi Osaka becomes the new world No. 1

The respective Australian Open champion and finalist and lead the WTA Rankings after the Grand Slam in Melbourne. The Japanese hold two Majors, also the US Open, and Indian Wells title, while Kvitova equalled her career-high ranking. Simona Halep dropped from the first to the third place, having lost to Serena Williams in the fourthRead moreRead more

Garbine Muguruza: Finishing at 4:00 AM is not normal

defeated Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Australian Open fourth round. The Spanish player was coming from a late night match on Friday against Johanna Konta that ended at 3:12 AM. I guess today is a normal day, even if its a night match, said Muguruza. What is not normal is to finish atRead moreRead more

Roger Federer recalls meeting with two idols, Sampras and Laver

Several tennis players commented on how it felt to meet their childhood idols back in the day. For , it was the 14-time Grand Slam winner . Federer and Sampras faced each other just once at 2001 Wimbledon, with the Swiss prevailing in a four-set fourth round match Playing Sampras at Wimbledon, that was aRead moreRead more

Australian Open: Lucas Pouille tops Milos Raonic for a career-best result

Milos has won the previous three matches against Lucas in straight sets but he couldnt keep a perfect record against the Frenchman who is the first player born in 1994 in the Grand Slam semi-final. Pouille is also the seventh player from his country who has reached the last four in Melbourne in the OpenRead moreRead more

Thiago Monteiro earns Rio Open wild card

The Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro will stage the most prominent mens tennis tournament in South America between February 18-24, joining the ATP Tour in 2014 when Rafael Nadal claimed the inaugural title. David Ferrer, Pablo Cuevas, Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman also secured their name on the list of champions, with aRead moreRead more

I was unlucky against Rafael Nadal in the third set, says Tomas Berdych

felt satisfied with his performance against at the Australian Open fourth round two weeks ago. The Czech player lost 6-0, 6-1, 7-6, and he felt Nadal played at a very high level. He was playing well. Nevertheless, the first two sets it was me back before six months, said Berdych. For the third set, IRead moreRead more

How can Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic on clay? – Pat Cash

Speaking on Eurosport, the 1987 Wimbledon champion praised win over in the Australian Open final. Cash was impressed with the way the Serb dominated the Spaniard in a straight-set match. We all wanted a five-set match or a good grind, but in my opinion that was great value for money, said Cash. Ive run inRead moreRead more

Rafael Nadal backs fifth set tie-breaks: Every Major can do what they want

At the Australian Open on Sunday after his straight-set win to Tomas Berdych, commented on the four different five-set tie-breaks formats in Grand Slams. Nadal said: I didnt try every one. I think every Grand Slam, of course, they can do whatever they want. Is their tournament. They are 100% free to do what theyRead moreRead more